Definition

Noun: 1. The activities involved in political campaigning, especially speech making: This refers to the process of trying to get elected, which includes giving speeches, meeting voters, and other public events. 2. (Historical) A platform on which candidates for the British Parliament stood to address electors: Before 1872 in the UK, this was a specific physical platform used during elections.

Examples

• The candidates spent the final week on the hustings, traveling to key towns to deliver their message.
• In the 19th century, a politician would address the crowd directly from the hustings.
• The senator left Washington to return to the hustings in her home state.

Advanced Usage

• "To be on/out on the hustings": To be actively engaged in campaigning.
  • With the election a month away, all the candidates are out on the hustings every day.
• "The hustings trail": The series of campaign stops and events.
  • After a grueling hustings trail, the candidate was visibly tired but determined.

Variants and Related Words

• Husting (noun, historical): The singular form, referring to one such platform or assembly. (Rarely used in modern English; "hustings" is typically treated as plural in form but singular in use).

Synonyms

• Campaign trail
• Electioneering
• Stump (as in "on the campaign stump")

Related Phrases

• Campaign speech: A speech given as part of electioneering activities.
• Political rally: A large public meeting held as part of a campaign, often a key hustings event.

Noun

1. the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making)